Guide To Ship Sanitation 3rd Edition

The third edition of the Guide to Ship Sanitation presents the public health significance of ships in terms of disease and highlights the importance of applying appropriate control measures. It is intended to be a basis for the development of national approaches to controlling the hazards, providing a framework for policy-making and local decision-making. It may also be used as a reference for regulators, ship operators and ship builders as well as for assessing the potential health impact of projects involving the design of ships.

The third edition of the Guide to Ship Sanitation presents the public health significance of ship in terms of disease and highlights the importance of applying appropriate control measures. It is intended to be a basis for the development of national approaches to controlling the hazards, providing a framework for policy-making and local decision-making. It may also be used as a reference for regulators, ship operators and ship builders as well as for assessing the potential health impact of projects involving the design of ships.

This package contains a copy of International Medical Guide for Ships, third edition, a copy of the Quantification Addendum which contains recommended quantities, indications and dosing for 55 medicines listed in the International Medical Guide for Ships third edition, a copy of the third edition of Guide to Ship Sanitation which provides revised sanitary measures taken in ships, to safeguard the health of travellers and workers and to prevent the spread of infection from one country to another, as well as a copy of the Handbook for Inspection of Ships and Issuance of Ship Sanitation Certificates which provides guidance for preparing and performing the inspection, completing the certificates and applying public health measures according to the IHR (2005). * Guide to Ship Sanitation third edition 978-92-4-154669-0 * International Medical Guide for Ships third edition 978-92-4-154720-8 * Quantification Addendum: International Medical Guide for Ships third edition 978-92-4-154799-4 * Handbook for Inspection of Ships and Issuance of Ship Sanitation Certificates 978-92-4-154819-9

This publication shows designated first-aid providers how to diagnose, treat, and prevent the health problems of seafarers on board ship. This edition contains fully updated recommendations aimed to promote and protect the health of seafarers, and is consistent with the latest revisions of both the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines and the International Health Regulations.--Publisher's description.

This volume describes the methods used in the surveillance of drinking water quality in the light of the special problems of small-community supplies, particularly in developing countries, and outlines the strategies necessary to ensure that surveillance is effective.

The fourth edition incorporating the first and second addenda, of the World Health Organization's (WHO) Guidelines for drinking-water quality (GDWQ) builds on over 60 years of guidance by WHO on drinking-water quality, which has formed an authoritative basis for the setting of national regulations and standards for water safety in support of public health. It is the product of significant revisions to clarify and elaborate on ways of implementing its recommendations of contextual hazard identification and risk management, through the establishment of health-based targets, catchment-to-consumer water safety plans and independent surveillance. Updates in this latest edition reflect new evidence and further, provides additional explanations to support better understanding and application of the guidance. More details on the updates are included in the GDWQ preface.